The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SKELTERS
Verb
skelters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skelter
Anagrams
• Kestlers, Trekless, kestrels
Source: Wiktionary
SKELTER
Skel"ter, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Helter-skelter.]
Definition: To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry; -- with away or off. [Colloq.] A. R. Wallace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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